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Missing B.C. man wanders out of the woods 4 days after crash on remote road

Concussed and in shock, Owen Weld spent first few days in and out of consciousness in his car
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Maple Bay香蕉视频直播檚 Owen Weld, 19, has been found after being missing for four days. (Photo from Find Owen Weld Facebook Page)

Maple Bay香蕉视频直播檚 Diana Weld was more than delighted when her 19-year-old son Owen was found walking along a woods road near Lake Cowichan four days after he disappeared.

Owen went missing on Feb. 14 after he was last seen driving his SUV through Lake Cowichan soon after leaving his new job on his first day of work.

Diana said she learned from Owen after he was found that he was driving on a woods road near Caycuse when he hit a washed out section and badly damaged the car and suffered a concussion.

She said Owen tried to call and text for help, but he was outside cell range and couldn香蕉视频直播檛 connect with anyone.

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Diana said that in the early evening, some campers saw Owen walking along the road and pulled up to see if he needed any help.

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香蕉视频直播淲ith his phone charged, the messages that he began sending on Wednesday finally went through. The campers took him to Tim Hortons in Lake Cowichan and he was taken by an ambulance from there to the hospital. He has a concussion, was dehydrated and he had lost some weight. He was released the next day.香蕉视频直播

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Diana said she was on her way home on Sunday from searching for Owen in the Port Renfrew area with friends when she received a text from him that was likely sent on Wednesday night that she was only receiving after several days.

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Diana said Owen has been tired and quiet since he was released from hospital.

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